Aircraft & Air Forces

A Mosquito B Mk. IV

These pages will contain information on the air forces and the aircraft in the war against the U-boats. 249 U-boats were sunk by aircraft alone (including carrier-based aircraft) and 37 more were sunk by aircraft and ships together.

43 additional U-boats were bombed in port and 12 were lost to aerial mines. More on U-boat fates by cause here.